List of counties in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in the State of Tennessee. A county is a local level of government smaller than a state and typically larger than a city or town.

Alphabetical list

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County	FIPS Code	County Seat	Founded	Formed from	Named for	Population (2000)	Area	Map
Anderson County	001	Clinton	1801	Knox and Grainger Counties	Joseph Anderson (1757–1837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee and first Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury.	7004713300000000000♠71,330	7002338000000000000♠338 sq mi (7002875000000000000♠875 km2)
Bedford County	003	Shelbyville	1807	Rutherford County	Revolutionary War officer Thomas Bedford, a large landowner in the area	7004375860000000000♠37,586	7002474000000000000♠474 sq mi (7003122800000000000♠1,228 km2)
Benton County	005	Camden	1835	Humphreys County	Creek War veteran David Benton (1779–1860), an early settler in the county.	7004165370000000000♠16,537	7002394000000000000♠394 sq mi (7003102000000000000♠1,020 km2)
Bledsoe County	007	Pikeville	1807	Roane County and Indian lands	Anthony Bledsoe, Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor, and early settler in Sumner County	7004123670000000000♠12,367	7002406000000000000♠406 sq mi (7003105200000000000♠1,052 km2)
Blount County	009	Maryville	1795	Knox County	William Blount (1749–1800), governor of the Southwest Territory and later U.S. Senator	7005105823000000000♠105,823	7002559000000000000♠559 sq mi (7003144800000000000♠1,448 km2)
Bradley County	011	Cleveland	1836	Indian lands	Tennessee state legislator Edward Bradley.	7004879650000000000♠87,965	7002329000000000000♠329 sq mi (7002852000000000000♠852 km2)
Campbell County	013	Jacksboro	1806	Anderson and Claiborne counties	Virginia House of Burgesses member Arthur Campbell (1743–1811), who was a negotiator of Indian treaties.	7004398540000000000♠39,854	7002480000000000000♠480 sq mi (7003124300000000000♠1,243 km2)
Cannon County	015	Woodbury	1836	Rutherford, Smith and Warren counties	Governor of Tennessee Newton Cannon (1781–1841).	7004128260000000000♠12,826	7002266000000000000♠266 sq mi (7002689000000000000♠689 km2)
Carroll County	017	Huntingdon	1821	Indian lands	Governor of Tennessee William Carroll (1788–1844).	7004294750000000000♠29,475	7002599000000000000♠599 sq mi (7003155100000000000♠1,551 km2)
Carter County	019	Elizabethton	1796	Washington County	Speaker of the State of Franklin senate Landon Carter (1710–1778).	7004567420000000000♠56,742	7002341000000000000♠341 sq mi (7002883000000000000♠883 km2)
Cheatham County	021	Ashland City	1856	Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery and Robertson counties	Tennessee state legislator Edward Cheatham.	7004359120000000000♠35,912	7002303000000000000♠303 sq mi (7002785000000000000♠785 km2)
Chester County	023	Henderson	1879	Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy and Madison counties	Tennessee state legislator Robert I. Chester.	7004155400000000000♠15,540	7002289000000000000♠289 sq mi (7002749000000000000♠749 km2)
Claiborne County	025	Tazewell	1801	Grainger and Hawkins counties	Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C. C. Claiborne (1775–1817).	7004298620000000000♠29,862	7002434000000000000♠434 sq mi (7003112400000000000♠1,124 km2)
Clay County	027	Celina	1870	Jackson and Overton counties	U.S. Speaker of the House and Secretary of State Henry Clay (1777–1852).	7003797600000000000♠7,976	7002236000000000000♠236 sq mi (7002611000000000000♠611 km2)
Cocke County	029	Newport	1797	Jefferson County	William Cocke (1747–1828), one of Tennessee's first U.S. Senators.	7004335650000000000♠33,565	7002434000000000000♠434 sq mi (7003112400000000000♠1,124 km2)
Coffee County	031	Manchester	1836	Bedford, Warren and Franklin counties	John Coffee (1772–1833), frontiersman, planter, and veteran of Creek War and War of 1812.	7004480140000000000♠48,014	7002429000000000000♠429 sq mi (7003111100000000000♠1,111 km2)
Crockett County	033	Alamo	1871	Haywood, Madison, Dyer and Gibson counties	Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontier humorist, Congressman, and defender of the Alamo.	7004145320000000000♠14,532	7002265000000000000♠265 sq mi (7002686000000000000♠686 km2)
Cumberland County	035	Crossville	1855	White, Bledsoe, Rhea, Morgan, Fentress and Putnam counties	The Cumberland Mountains.	7004468020000000000♠46,802	7002682000000000000♠682 sq mi (7003176600000000000♠1,766 km2)
Davidson County	037	Nashville	1783	Part of North Carolina	William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), a Brigadier General who died at the Revolutionary War Battle of Cowan's Ford.	7005569891000000000♠569,891	7002502000000000000♠502 sq mi (7003130000000000000♠1,300 km2)
Decatur County	039	Decaturville	1845	Perry County	U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur (1779–1820).	7004117310000000000♠11,731	7002333000000000000♠333 sq mi (7002862000000000000♠862 km2)
DeKalb County	041	Smithville	1837	Franklin, Cannon, Jackson and White counties	Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German-born baron who assisted the Continentals during the American Revolutionary War.	7004174230000000000♠17,423	7002304000000000000♠304 sq mi (7002787000000000000♠787 km2)
Dickson County	043	Charlotte	1803	Montgomery and Robertson counties	U.S. Representative William Dickson (1770–1816).	7004431560000000000♠43,156	7002490000000000000♠490 sq mi (7003126900000000000♠1,269 km2)
Dyer County	045	Dyersburg	1823	Indian lands	Tennessee state legislator Robert Henry Dyer.	7004372790000000000♠37,279	7002510000000000000♠510 sq mi (7003132100000000000♠1,321 km2)
Fayette County	047	Somerville	1824	Indian lands	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French-born general in the American Revolutionary War.	7004287960000000000♠28,796	7002705000000000000♠705 sq mi (7003182600000000000♠1,826 km2)
Fentress County	049	Jamestown	1823	Morgan, Overton and White counties	Tennessee state legislator James Fentress.	7004166250000000000♠16,625	7002499000000000000♠499 sq mi (7003129200000000000♠1,292 km2)
Franklin County	051	Winchester	1807	Rutherford County and Indian lands	Publisher, scholar, orator, and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).	7004392700000000000♠39,270	7002553000000000000♠553 sq mi (7003143200000000000♠1,432 km2)
Gibson County	053	Trenton	1823	Indian lands	John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War.	7004481540000000000♠48,154	7002603000000000000♠603 sq mi (7003156200000000000♠1,562 km2)
Giles County	055	Pulaski	1809	Indian lands	U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia William B. Giles (1762–1830).	7004294470000000000♠29,447	7002611000000000000♠611 sq mi (7003158200000000000♠1,582 km2)
Grainger County	057	Rutledge	1796	Hawkins and Knox counties	Mary Grainger Blount, wife of William Blount and "first lady" of the Southwest Territory, which later became Tennessee.	7004206590000000000♠20,659	7002280000000000000♠280 sq mi (7002725000000000000♠725 km2)
Greene County	059	Greeneville	1783	Washington County	American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (1742–1786).	7004629090000000000♠62,909	7002622000000000000♠622 sq mi (7003161100000000000♠1,611 km2)
Grundy County	061	Altamont	1844	Coffee, Warren and Franklin counties	U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777–1840).	7004143320000000000♠14,332	7002361000000000000♠361 sq mi (7002935000000000000♠935 km2)
Hamblen County	063	Morristown	1870	Jefferson, Grainger and Greene counties	Early settler Hezekiah Hamblen.	7004581280000000000♠58,128	7002161000000000000♠161 sq mi (7002417000000000000♠417 km2)
Hamilton County	065	Chattanooga	1819	Rhea County and Indian lands	First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757–1804).	7005307896000000000♠307,896	7002543000000000000♠543 sq mi (7003140600000000000♠1,406 km2)
Hancock County	067	Sneedville	1844	Hawkins and Claiborne counties	President of the Continental Congress John Hancock (1737–1793).	7003678000000000000♠6,780	7002222000000000000♠222 sq mi (7002575000000000000♠575 km2)
Hardeman County	069	Bolivar	1823	Hardin County and Indian lands	Thomas Jones Hardeman, Creek War and War of 1812 soldier, later a member of the Republic of Texas legislature.	7004281050000000000♠28,105	7002668000000000000♠668 sq mi (7003173000000000000♠1,730 km2)
Hardin County	071	Savannah	1819	Indian lands	Joseph Hardin, legislator of the Southwest Territory and State of Franklin.	7004255780000000000♠25,578	7002578000000000000♠578 sq mi (7003149700000000000♠1,497 km2)
Hawkins County	073	Rogersville	1786	Sullivan County	U.S. Senator Benjamin Hawkins (1754–1816).	7004535630000000000♠53,563	7002487000000000000♠487 sq mi (7003126100000000000♠1,261 km2)
Haywood County	075	Brownsville	1823	Indian lands	Judge John Haywood (1762–1826), called "the father of Tennessee history."	7004197970000000000♠19,797	7002533000000000000♠533 sq mi (7003138000000000000♠1,380 km2)
Henderson County	077	Lexington	1821	Indian lands	James Henderson, an officer of the War of 1812.	7004255220000000000♠25,522	7002520000000000000♠520 sq mi (7003134700000000000♠1,347 km2)
Henry County	079	Paris	1821	Indian lands	Revolutionary-era orator and Virginia legislator Patrick Henry (1736–1799).	7004311150000000000♠31,115	7002562000000000000♠562 sq mi (7003145600000000000♠1,456 km2)
Hickman County	081	Centerville	1807	Dickson County	Edwin Hickman, a longhunter killed by Native Americans near the present-day site of Centerville.	7004222950000000000♠22,295	7002613000000000000♠613 sq mi (7003158800000000000♠1,588 km2)
Houston County	083	Erin	1871	Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery and Stewart counties	Sam Houston (1793–1863), Tennessee governor and congressman, president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator from Texas, and Texas governor.	7003808800000000000♠8,088	7002200000000000000♠200 sq mi (7002518000000000000♠518 km2)
Humphreys County	085	Waverly	1809	Stewart County	U.S. Representative Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839).	7004179290000000000♠17,929	7002532000000000000♠532 sq mi (7003137800000000000♠1,378 km2)
Jackson County	087	Gainesboro	1801	Smith County and Indian lands	U.S. President Andrew Jackson (1767–1845).	7004109840000000000♠10,984	7002309000000000000♠309 sq mi (7002800000000000000♠800 km2)
Jefferson County	089	Dandridge	1792	Greene and Hawkins counties	U.S. President and Founding Father Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826).	7004442940000000000♠44,294	7002274000000000000♠274 sq mi (7002710000000000000♠710 km2)
Johnson County	091	Mountain City	1836	Carter County	Thomas Johnson, an early settler of Carter County along the Doe River.	7004174990000000000♠17,499	7002299000000000000♠299 sq mi (7002774000000000000♠774 km2)
Knox County	093	Knoxville	1792	Greene and Hawkins counties	Henry Knox (1750–1806), the first U.S. Secretary of War.	7005382032000000000♠382,032	7002509000000000000♠509 sq mi (7003131800000000000♠1,318 km2)
Lake County	095	Tiptonville	1870	Obion County	Reelfoot Lake	7003795400000000000♠7,954	7002163000000000000♠163 sq mi (7002422000000000000♠422 km2)
Lauderdale County	097	Ripley	1835	Haywood, Dyer and Tipton counties	James Lauderdale, who was killed in the War of 1812.	7004271010000000000♠27,101	7002470000000000000♠470 sq mi (7003121700000000000♠1,217 km2)
Lawrence County	099	Lawrenceburg	1817	Hickman County and Indian lands	U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero James Lawrence (1781–1813).	7004399260000000000♠39,926	7002617000000000000♠617 sq mi (7003159800000000000♠1,598 km2)
Lewis County	101	Hohenwald	1843	Hickman, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties	Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer of the American West.	7004113670000000000♠11,367	7002282000000000000♠282 sq mi (7002730000000000000♠730 km2)
Lincoln County	103	Fayetteville	1809	Bedford County	U.S. Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810).	7004313400000000000♠31,340	7002570000000000000♠570 sq mi (7003147600000000000♠1,476 km2)
Loudon County	105	Loudon	1870	Roane, Monroe, Blount and McMinn counties	Fort Loudoun, which was named for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, who led British and American forces during the French and Indian War.	7004390860000000000♠39,086	7002229000000000000♠229 sq mi (7002593000000000000♠593 km2)
Macon County	111	Lafayette	1842	Smith and Sumner counties	U.S. Senator Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837).	7004203860000000000♠20,386	7002307000000000000♠307 sq mi (7002795000000000000♠795 km2)
Madison County	113	Jackson	1821	Indian lands	U.S. President James Madison (1758–1836).	7004918370000000000♠91,837	7002557000000000000♠557 sq mi (7003144300000000000♠1,443 km2)
Marion County	115	Jasper	1817	Indian lands	Francis Marion (1732–1795), the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.	7004277760000000000♠27,776	7002500000000000000♠500 sq mi (7003129500000000000♠1,295 km2)
Marshall County	117	Lewisburg	1836	Giles, Bedford, Lincoln and Maury counties	U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755–1835).	7004267670000000000♠26,767	7002375000000000000♠375 sq mi (7002971000000000000♠971 km2)
Maury County	119	Columbia	1807	Williamson County and Indian lands	Tennessee state legislator Abram Poindexter Maury (1801–1848).	7004694980000000000♠69,498	7002613000000000000♠613 sq mi (7003158800000000000♠1,588 km2)
McMinn County	107	Athens	1819	Indian lands	Governor of Tennessee Joseph McMinn (1758–1824).	7004490150000000000♠49,015	7002430000000000000♠430 sq mi (7003111400000000000♠1,114 km2)
McNairy County	109	Selmer	1823	Hardin County	John McNairy, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Tennessee.	7004246530000000000♠24,653	7002560000000000000♠560 sq mi (7003145000000000000♠1,450 km2)
Meigs County	121	Decatur	1836	Rhea County	Return Jonathan Meigs (1740–1823), an officer in the Continental Army who was for many years a federal Indian and military agent in Tennessee.	7004110860000000000♠11,086	7002195000000000000♠195 sq mi (7002505000000000000♠505 km2)
Monroe County	123	Madisonville	1819	Indian lands	U.S. President James Monroe (1758–1831).	7004389610000000000♠38,961	7002635000000000000♠635 sq mi (7003164500000000000♠1,645 km2)
Montgomery County	125	Clarksville	1796	Tennessee County	John Montgomery (c. 1750–1794), leader of the Nickajack Expedition.	7005134768000000000♠134,768	7002539000000000000♠539 sq mi (7003139600000000000♠1,396 km2)
Moore County	127	Lynchburg	1871	Bedford, Lincoln and Franklin counties	Tennessee state legislator William Moore.	7003574000000000000♠5,740	7002129000000000000♠129 sq mi (7002334000000000000♠334 km2)
Morgan County	129	Wartburg	1817	Anderson and Roane counties	American Revolutionary War officer Daniel Morgan (1736–1802).	7004197570000000000♠19,757	7002522000000000000♠522 sq mi (7003135200000000000♠1,352 km2)
Obion County	131	Union City	1823	Indian lands	The Obion River.	7004324500000000000♠32,450	7002545000000000000♠545 sq mi (7003141200000000000♠1,412 km2)
Overton County	133	Livingston	1806	Jackson County and Indian lands	John Overton (1766–1833), one of the cofounders of Memphis, Tennessee.	7004201180000000000♠20,118	7002433000000000000♠433 sq mi (7003112100000000000♠1,121 km2)
Perry County	135	Linden	1819	Humphreys and Hickman counties	U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819).	7003763100000000000♠7,631	7002415000000000000♠415 sq mi (7003107500000000000♠1,075 km2)
Pickett County	137	Byrdstown	1879	Fentress and Overton counties	Tennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett.	7003494500000000000♠4,945	7002163000000000000♠163 sq mi (7002422000000000000♠422 km2)
Polk County	139	Benton	1839	McMinn and Bradley counties	U.S. President James K. Polk (1795–1849).	7004160500000000000♠16,050	7002435000000000000♠435 sq mi (7003112700000000000♠1,127 km2)
Putnam County	141	Cookeville	1854	Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White and Overton counties	American Revolutionary War officer Israel Putnam (1718–1790).	7004623150000000000♠62,315	7002401000000000000♠401 sq mi (7003103900000000000♠1,039 km2)
Rhea County	143	Dayton	1807	Roane County	U.S. Representative John Rhea (1753–1832).	7004284000000000000♠28,400	7002316000000000000♠316 sq mi (7002818000000000000♠818 km2)
Roane County	145	Kingston	1801	Knox County and Indian lands	Governor of Tennessee Archibald Roane (1759 or 1760–1819).	7004519100000000000♠51,910	7002361000000000000♠361 sq mi (7002935000000000000♠935 km2)
Robertson County	147	Springfield	1796	Tennessee and Sumner counties	James Robertson (1742–1814), Tennessee state legislator and founder of the Watauga Settlements.	7004544330000000000♠54,433	7002477000000000000♠477 sq mi (7003123500000000000♠1,235 km2)
Rutherford County	149	Murfreesboro	1803	Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties	Griffin Rutherford, chairman of the legislature of the Southwest Territory.	7005182023000000000♠182,023	7002619000000000000♠619 sq mi (7003160300000000000♠1,603 km2)
Scott County	151	Huntsville	1849	Anderson, Campbell, Fentress and Morgan counties	US. Army general and hero of the Mexican-American War Winfield Scott (1786–1866).	7004211270000000000♠21,127	7002532000000000000♠532 sq mi (7003137800000000000♠1,378 km2)
Sequatchie County	153	Dunlap	1857	Hamilton, Marion and Warren counties	Cherokee word believed to mean, opossum, he grins or runs.	7004113700000000000♠11,370	7002266000000000000♠266 sq mi (7002689000000000000♠689 km2)
Sevier County	155	Sevierville	1794	Jefferson County	John Sevier (1745–1815), governor of the State of Franklin and first Governor of Tennessee.	7004711700000000000♠71,170	7002592000000000000♠592 sq mi (7003153300000000000♠1,533 km2)
Shelby County	157	Memphis	1819	Chickasaw Nation lands acquired through the Jackson Purchase.	Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), commander at Kings Mountain, first governor of Kentucky, and negotiator of the purchase of the western district from the Chickasaws.	7005897472000000000♠897,472	7002755000000000000♠755 sq mi (7003195500000000000♠1,955 km2)
Smith County	159	Carthage	1799	Sumner County and Indian lands	American Revolutionary War officer and U.S. Senator Daniel Smith (1748–1818).	7004177120000000000♠17,712	7002314000000000000♠314 sq mi (7002813000000000000♠813 km2)
Stewart County	161	Dover	1803	Montgomery County	Duncan Stewart, Tennessee state legislator and lieutenant governor of Mississippi Territory.	7004123700000000000♠12,370	7002458000000000000♠458 sq mi (7003118600000000000♠1,186 km2)
Sullivan County	163	Blountville	1779	Washington County	Governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan (1740–1795).	7005153048000000000♠153,048	7002413000000000000♠413 sq mi (7003107000000000000♠1,070 km2)
Sumner County	165	Gallatin	1786	Davidson County	Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), an American colonist who defended North Carolina against the British in 1780.	7005130449000000000♠130,449	7002529000000000000♠529 sq mi (7003137000000000000♠1,370 km2)
Tipton County	167	Covington	1823	Shelby County (previously Chickasaw lands)	Jacob Tipton, father of Armistead Blevins, who supervised the organization of Shelby County; Tipton was killed by Native Americans in 1791 in a conflict over the Northwest Territory.	7004512710000000000♠51,271	7002459000000000000♠459 sq mi (7003118900000000000♠1,189 km2)
Trousdale County	169	Hartsville	1870	Wilson, Macon, Smith and Sumner counties	William Trousdale (1790–1872), Creek and Mexican-American War soldier and officer, state senator and Governor of Tennessee.	7003725900000000000♠7,259	7002114000000000000♠114 sq mi (7002295000000000000♠295 km2)
Unicoi County	171	Erwin	1875	Washington and Carter County	Native American word for the southern Appalachian Mountains, probably meaning white or fog-draped	7004176670000000000♠17,667	7002186000000000000♠186 sq mi (7002482000000000000♠482 km2)
Union County	173	Maynardville	1850	Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson and Knox counties	Either for its creation from parts of five counties or to memorialize East Tennessee's support for preservation of the Union	7004178080000000000♠17,808	7002224000000000000♠224 sq mi (7002580000000000000♠580 km2)
Van Buren County	175	Spencer	1840	Warren and White counties	U.S. President Martin Van Buren (1782–1862)	7003550800000000000♠5,508	7002247000000000000♠247 sq mi (7002640000000000000♠640 km2)
Warren County	177	McMinnville	1807	White, Jackson, Smith counties and Indian lands	American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren (1741–1775), who sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride	7004382760000000000♠38,276	7002433000000000000♠433 sq mi (7003112100000000000♠1,121 km2)
Washington County	179	Jonesborough	1777	Part of North Carolina	U.S. President George Washington (1732–1799)	7005107198000000000♠107,198	7002326000000000000♠326 sq mi (7002844000000000000♠844 km2)
Wayne County	181	Waynesboro	1817	Hickman County	American Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745–1796)	7004168420000000000♠16,842	7002734000000000000♠734 sq mi (7003190100000000000♠1,901 km2)
Weakley County	183	Dresden	1823	Indian lands	U.S. Representative Robert Weakley (1764–1845).	7004348950000000000♠34,895	7002580000000000000♠580 sq mi (7003150200000000000♠1,502 km2)
White County	185	Sparta	1806	Jackson and Smith counties	John White, Revolutionary War soldier and the first European-American settler in the county	7004231020000000000♠23,102	7002377000000000000♠377 sq mi (7002976000000000000♠976 km2)
Williamson County	187	Franklin	1799	Davidson County	U.S. Representative Hugh Williamson (1735–1819).	7005126638000000000♠126,638	7002582000000000000♠582 sq mi (7003150700000000000♠1,507 km2)
Wilson County	189	Lebanon	1799	Sumner County	David Wilson, a member of the legislatures of North Carolina and the Southwest Territory.	7004888080000000000♠88,808	7002571000000000000♠571 sq mi (7003147900000000000♠1,479 km2)

Former counties

There are two former counties in Tennessee:

• James County (1870–1919) - Now part of Hamilton County. The county seat was Ooltewah.
• Tennessee County (1788–1796) - When Tennessee achieved statehood, the previous Tennessee County in North Carolina became Tennessee County, Tennessee, and was divided into Montgomery and Robertson Counties.

Consolidated counties

Three Tennessee counties operate under consolidated city-county governments, a city and county that have been merged into one jurisdiction. As such, these governments are simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation, and a county, which is an administrative division of a state.

• City of Nashville and Davidson County
• City of Lynchburg and Moore County
• City of Hartsville and Trousdale County